As the year comes to an end, it’s high time candidates reap what they sow; the lazy gaze at the roof, expecting answers for the examination questions, while those active are writing. In recent times, some candidates and sympathizers cast blame of their failure on the National Ministry of Education[Read More…]
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Editorial
The health of a nation’s citizens surpasses riches accrued from illicit trade and therefore must not be compromised by taxes from harmful products. In most African countries, consumers seem to be attracted by the appearance of products and out of curiosity, without analyzing constituents and repercussions. The burden of safeguarding[Read More…]
Nation Talks
Security personnel should be deployed around the butchers, selling points of roasted meat along the streets, and the whole country. But to start with screening the capital city, Juba, it is good to know what citizens are going through in these hard times. Security should monitor what type of meat[Read More…]
Editorial
Mistreating a journalist is likened to hurting a hapless messenger, who is misconstrued for carrying words. Or, breaking a mirror that shows your image. Journalism is as old as creation; in the bible, those of the Higher beings are referred to as Angels or messengers of God. Jacob wrestled with[Read More…]
Nation Talks
Cholera is a highly dangerous illness that poses a significant threat to human life. Living in the affected areas is challenging, especially since cholera is a deadly disease. The National Ministry of Health has confirmed and declared an outbreak in Renk County of Upper Nile State, emphasizing the urgent need[Read More…]
Editorial
Outbreaks of Cholera and other contagious diseases are common in the country and this calls for the government to devise, not only emergency responses but permanent solutions. Emergencies are, but like purchasing an Ambulance for a community that experiences frequent drowning of their members in a river, it can save[Read More…]
Editorial
Charity begins at home; before pointing at transport barriers in the East African Community, let’s first seek to remove the logs blocking the system to our rural communities. Much as we talk about transport bottlenecks impeding regional growth of East African Community (EAC), individual nations of the region equally need[Read More…]
Nation Talks
Sadly, sometimes Media outlets face challenges in a situation where their reporters are denied coverage, especially from top government officials’ events which is so tormenting and stressing reporters, who are sometimes subjected to detentions without committing any crime. On Wednesday, October 2024, several Media houses were barred from covering the[Read More…]
Nation Talks
For residents who are advocating for President Salva Kiir Mayardit to ease recurrent decrees so that they impact their development through service delivery to the people, it makes sense. While the time is given, let the leader be made to present regular accountability reports to their respective state and national[Read More…]
Nation Talks
As South Sudan’s oil production resumes following the temporary halt due to Sudan’s security challenges, there is a renewed urgency for transparency and accountability in the management of the country’s oil profits. The government’s recent delegation to Port Sudan to confirm the resumption of crude oil flow underscores the need[Read More…]
Editorial
Many countries blessed with nature’s riches like minerals and oil, have often degenerated into disaster due to improper management of the resources. Abject poverty, underdevelopment, persistent surge of mysterious diseases and sprouting warlords, meaningless conflicts aimed at pillaging national resources at misery of citizens are the order of the day[Read More…]
Nation Talks
This is a tough time for the citizens who need peace, as the election has been extended for an additional two years. Citizens should be protected from all kinds of atrocities. The constant fear of being targeted and killed is not a good reality. Those in the military who target[Read More…]
Editorial
As three girls were abducted from Jonglei State on Sunday, this only piles on a list of several other victims of the vice. Akobo County being one of the hotspots, every year that unfolds, wraps up with reports of child abduction. Lirya and Mangala in Central Equatoria State, Lowoi in[Read More…]
Nation Talks
Water remains in the black market and is sold to those with direct contact, meaning, only to those who can afford to pay what the water tankers are asking while the poor are subjected to suffering. This is only happening in South Sudan since it’s claimed to be an open[Read More…]
Editorial
The initiative for peace and unity among the Acholi community, across the border must be given due consideration as this will help deter numerous challenges. Envisioning that Fr. Leopoldo Anywar and Fr. Saturnino Ohure would have lived longer, had such initiative taken root before and during the liberation struggles. Community[Read More…]
Nation Talks
The army, as the face of our nation, must conduct itself in a manner that earns the respect of the citizens. It is troubling that on October 9, 2024, over 10 people were killed and many more others were injured in Wonduruba Administrative Area and Ganji Payam of Central Equatoria[Read More…]
Editorial
Advocacy for the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) to end all sorts of violence in the country might surpass other talks but as long as blood spills continue. The Wonduruba murders in Central Equatoria state to the communal violence that has claimed the lives of over 20 people[Read More…]
Nation Talks
In every country, corruption of whatever kind has not been legalized. Governments have put in place legal instruments to deter, criminalize and punish those who might be found at the altar of it. Similarly, the government of South Sudan has some legal settings and jurisdiction that fight corruption. But there[Read More…]
Nation Talks
In South Sudan, water is now being sold on the black market like the US dollar, becoming increasingly scarce and unaffordable for many. This situation leaves the poor struggling to access a basic necessity, as the prices set by water tankers are exorbitant. Recently, the City Council of Juba attempted[Read More…]
As reliance on Water Tankers in Juba city has proved ineffective, the government must fix a long-term solution to deter economic cannibalism. For more than two weeks now, Juba City Council (JCC) has attempted to prevail over exorbitant water prices by defiant private suppliers. Since then, the water Tankers have[Read More…]